May 2011

Here’s a clever marketing technique.  James Emslie, the designer behind Sheepish Knitworks at Uptown Yarns in Courtney BC has 7 designs for some very fashionable hats.  When he told me that he had sold  45 patterns (many with yarn, I’m sure) in 32 days, I felt that this must be some sort of record, so […]

Here’s a clever marketing technique.  James Emslie, the designer behind Sheepish Knitworks at Uptown Yarns in Courtney BC has 7 designs for some very fashionable hats.  When he told me that he had sold  45 patterns (many with yarn, I’m sure) in 32 days, I felt that this must be some sort of record, so

I believe the warm weather has finally arrived!! Here is a lovely picture of another of Lynette (Le Tissier)’s painted yarn projects. It’s the Baltic Sea stole from Fiber Trends – painted. It looks like a flower garden or as Lynette’s says – a meadow!!  Lynette explains more in her blog post. I think that

I believe the warm weather has finally arrived!! Here is a lovely picture of another of Lynette (Le Tissier)’s painted yarn projects. It’s the Baltic Sea stole from Fiber Trends – painted. It looks like a flower garden or as Lynette’s says – a meadow!!  Lynette explains more in her blog post. I think that

I thought that I would share this photo with you. It’s a picture that was sent to Lynette Meek (Le Tissier Designs) of her winning entry in the Vogue Knitting Live contest last January.  This is the wrap and the model is also wearing the matching shift – albeit over several other layers. More pictures

I did say earlier that weddings were all about lace and didn’t Kate Middleton look lovely in her lace accented wedding gown! I loved the understated elegance of the whole affair and I loved the fact that there was very little “fuss” made about the fact that Kate is/was a “commoner.” I know that she